Flight Control (video game)

Flight Control
Flight Control iOS icon
Developer(s)Firemint
Publisher(s)Namco
Platform(s)iOS, Nintendo DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, OS X,[9] Microsoft Windows, iPad, Android
ReleaseiOS
March 5, 2009
DSiWare
PlayStation Network
Steam
November 18, 2010[4]
Android
February 2, 2011
4.0 / November 18, 2011[5]
OS X
1.03 / July 21, 2011[6]
WiiWare
August 18, 2011[7]
Windows Phone
1.2.0.0 / October 15, 2011[8]
Genre(s)Time management
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Flight Control is a time management video game for iOS, Wii, Nintendo DS,[10] Android,[11] and Windows Phone 7[12] developed by Firemint and first released for iOS on March 5, 2009. The app was a number one bestseller on the App Store in 19 countries simultaneously on April 6, 2009[13] and has sold over 3.8 million copies.[14] The development and publishing of Flight Control on non-Apple mobile phones is being handled by Namco under license.[15]

An HD version of the game called Flight Control HD was released for the iPad in March 2010[16] and for the PlayStation 3 on the PlayStation Network (supporting the PlayStation Move controller) on September 15, 2010.[17] The PlayStation 3 version supports exclusive additional features including a stereoscopic 3D mode, 1080p resolution, four player co-operative multiplayer, as well as an exclusive new map, Metropolis, which features a day and night cycle.[18] Flight Control HD was also ported to the Microsoft Windows and OS X operating systems and made available through Steam. These releases are similar to the iPad version aside from the addition of a new airfield. The Mac version was released via the Mac App Store on July 21, 2011.[9]

In September 2015, the iOS version was removed for sale from the App Store, although it remains for sale on Android.[19]

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  9. ^ a b Arnold Kim (October 20, 2010). "And So It Begins... Flight Control HD Coming to Mac App Store". MacRumors.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
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  11. ^ "Firemint » Flight Control Android". Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  12. ^ "Flight Control is coming to Windows Phone 7". 1800PocketPC. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Flight Control Sales Numbers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-05-20.
  14. ^ "Firemint » Flight Control in all-time top paid iPhone apps list". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  15. ^ "Firemint partners with Namco for Flight Control Mobile". Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  16. ^ "Flight Control On App List". Archived from the original on 2009-04-25. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  17. ^ Chris K (July 23, 2010). "First Details: Flight Control HD". PSNStores.com. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
  18. ^ Alex C [nofi] (August 16, 2010). "Flight Control PS3 Detailed, Dated". TheSixthAxis. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  19. ^ "EA Quietly Removes 'Flight Control', 'Real Racing', and Other Classics From the App Store". TouchArcade. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2023-05-19.